Re: Brake fluid reservoir leaks

["Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelow@sprint.ca>]

Great info, thanks, and also to Tom Chudzinski.

Called the dealer. $18.50 a pop.

sheesh.





>Hi Stephen,
>
>I can only speak about the '88 5kcs, where the reservoir has two ports into
>the master cylinder.  I have also had the master cylinder out of the car
>when I did the reservoir pulling and pushing.  You can do it with the
master
>cylinder still in the car, but I would avoid putting force on the master
>cylinder so as to stress the flange.
>
>It is indeed a pull it off operation.  I've done it a few times now.  It
>always feels like I am going to break the plastic, but it comes out intact,
>with lots of force.  I try not to bend the plastic reservoir port, or to
put
>any side force on it.  I've always done it without tools using only hand
>strength.  Try to push the master cylinder and reservoir apart, rather than
>pulling against the master cylinder.  I cup my hands around the two ports
as
>best as I can, and squeeze my hands to push the two apart.
>
>Replacing the seals has no gotchas.  They pull out easily, and push in
>easily.  I wet the new one with brake fluid inside and out before I push it
>into the master cylinder. The reservoir then pushes in.  Again, I avoid
side
>force on the reservoir ports.  In seems like it needs less force than out.
>I just push on the top of the reservoir with the master cylinder on the
>bench.  If you have the master cylinder in the car, avoid stressing the
>master cylinder to booster joint -- support the master cylinder as you
press
>in the reservoir.
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>Bernard Littau
>Woodinville, WA
>'88 5kcstq
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Stephen Bigelow <sbigelow@sprint.ca>
>To: quattro <quattro@audifans.com>
>Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 6:35 AM
>Subject: Brake fluid reservoir leaks
>
>
>> Seems my brake fluid reservoir is leaking from the seal where it goes
into
>> the master. Is this just a push and pull operation, or are there any
>> gotchas? Btdt's?
>>
>> thanks in advance.
>>
>> Stephen Bigelow
>> 84 5ks
>>
>>
>>
>